Etymology

balletomane

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Today it means: A ballet enthusiast. Full definition →

French balletomane
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  1. French · borrowed fromballetomane
  2. English todayballetomane

Borrowed from French balletomane. By surface analysis, ballet + -o- + -mane.

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